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Krishna and Radha, attributed to Nihal Chand, a master of the Kishangarh miniature school trained at the imperial court in Delhi. [1]Apart from the architecture of Rajasthan, the most notable forms of the visual art of Rajasthan are architectural sculpture on Hindu and Jain temples in the medieval era, in painting illustrations to religious texts, beginning in the late medieval period, and ...
Marwar painting is a traditional form of Indian painting that originated in the city of Jodhpur in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Even though it emerged under the larger umbrella of Rajput painting, Marwar School created an original style as it was partly influenced by Mughal art and showcased many original elements. Marwar school of painting ...
The Culture of Rajasthan which developed over the past millennia, is a blend of various elements, including music, dance, cuisine, festivals, art, and architecture. More than 74.9% of the population of Rajasthan is vegetarian , making it the Indian state with the highest percentage of vegetarians.
Raja Rai Singh was particularly influenced by Mughal art. They painted scenes from the Ragmala, Bhagavata Purana, and Rasalila. What distinguishes the Bikaner style of painting [3] from other Rajasthani styles of painting are finer lines and a more reserved range of colours than what are typically present in Mughal artwork.
The three basic features associated with this art form are: the epic story of Pabuji, the Rathore chief of Rajasthan in the 14th century, who is extolled as an incarnation of Hindu God, and worshipped by the Rabari tribals of Rajasthan; the Phad or Par, which is a long scroll painting (or sewn) made on cloth, with the martial heroics of Pabuji ...
The art of Phad painting was traditionally practiced exclusively by the Joshi community. However, in 1960, Shree Lal Joshi established a school called Joshi Kala Kendra to teach this art form to everyone. Today, the school is known as Chitrashala and is located in Bhilwara city, Rajasthan. [6] [7]
More generally, Pahari styles, like those of Rajasthan, range from "conservative idioms that preserve traditional values of bright colour, flatness and abstract form (e.g. Basohli and Kulu) to those showing greater Mughal impact in their refinement and cool colour (e.g. Kangra and related styles)".
Ragini Todi. Mughal, c. 1750. Salar Jung Museum. In 1570, Kshemakarna, a priest of Rewa in Central India, compiled a poetic text on the Ragamala in Sanskrit, which describes six principal Ragas—Bhairava, Malakoshika, Hindola, Deepak, Shri, and Megha—each having five Raginis and eight Ragaputras, except Raga Shri, which has six Raginis and nine Ragaputras, thus making a Ragamala family of ...